"That is true (это правда)," said the Scarecrow. "You see (видишь ли)," he continued confidentially (продолжил он доверительно); "I don't mind my legs and arms and body being stuffed (я не возражаю, /чтобы/ мои ноги и руки, и тело были набиты /соломой/;
But I do not want people to call me a fool (но я не хочу, чтобы люди называли меня дураком;
worse [wq:s], confidentially ["kOnfI'denS(q)lI], hurt [hq:t], toe [tqu], instead [In'sted]
"I cannot tell," she returned, "but you may come with me, if you like. If Oz will not give you any brains you will be no worse off than you are now."
"That is true," said the Scarecrow. "You see," he continued confidentially, "I don't mind my legs and arms and body being stuffed, because I cannot get hurt. If anyone treads on my toes or sticks a pin into me, it doesn't matter, for I can't feel it.
But I do not want people to call me a fool, and if my head stays stuffed with straw instead of with brains, as yours is, how am I ever to know anything?"
"I understand how you feel (я понимаю, что ты чувствуешь)," said the little girl, who was truly sorry for him (сказала маленькая девочка, которой было действительно жалко его). "If you will come with me I'll ask Oz to do all he can for you (если ты пойдешь со мной, я попрошу Оза сделать для тебя все, что он сможет)."
"Thank you (спасибо)," he answered gratefully (ответил он с благодарностью).
They walked back to the road (они пошли назад к дороге). Dorothy helped him over the fence (Дороти помогла ему /перелезть/ через забор), and they started along the path of yellow brick for the Emerald City (и они двинулись по дороге из желтого кирпича в Изумрудный Город).
Toto did not like this addition to the party at first (Тото сначала не понравилось это прибавление к /их/ компании).
He smelled around the stuffed man (он обнюхал набитого /соломой/ человека со всех сторон;
sorry ['sOrI], gratefully ['greItfulI], addition [q'dIS(q)n], suspect [sq'spekt], growl [graul], unfriendly [An'frendlI]
"I understand how you feel," said the little girl, who was truly sorry for him. "If you will come with me I'll ask Oz to do all he can for you."
"Thank you," he answered gratefully.
They walked back to the road. Dorothy helped him over the fence, and they started along the path of yellow brick for the Emerald City.
Toto did not like this addition to the party at first.
He smelled around the stuffed man as if he suspected there might be a nest of rats in the straw, and he often growled in an unfriendly way at the Scarecrow.
"Don't mind Toto (не обращай внимания на Тото)," said Dorothy to her new friend (сказала Дороти своему новому другу). "He never bites (он никогда =
"Oh, I'm not afraid (о, я не боюсь)," replied the Scarecrow. "He can't hurt the straw (он не может причинить вреда соломе). Do let me carry that basket for you (позволь мне понести ту корзину для тебя). I shall not mind it, for I can't get tired (я вовсе не против, потому что я не могу устать). I'll tell you a secret (я расскажу тебе один секрет)," he continued, as he walked along (продолжил он, пока шел). "There is only one thing in the world I am afraid of (в мире есть только одна вещь, которую я боюсь)."
"What is that (и что это)?" asked Dorothy; "the Munchkin farmer who made you (фермер-Манчкин, который тебя сделал)?"
"No," answered the Scarecrow; "it's a lighted match (это зажженная спичка;
friend [frend], bite [baIt], secret ['si:krIt], match [mxtS]
"Don't mind Toto," said Dorothy to her new friend.
"He never bites."